When ambition fails, people like to blame the devil.

我们生活在时间中——它抓住我们并塑造我们——但我从未觉得我非常理解它。

每一本书都是一次旅行。

"Time is always a surprise. You think you know it, but you don't."

I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up DOES rejoice. Still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone. I guess I just miss my friend.

君子掌权临事，那么连小人都能变为君子，处在这种情况里，还不能成为君子的，那就是货真价实的小人了；小人弄权擅事，那么一般人都沦为小人，处在这种局面下，仍然不沦为小人的，那就是不折不扣的君子了。

只有当人能够察看自己的内心深处时，他的视野才会变得清晰起来。向外看的人是在梦中、向内看的人是清醒的人。